Thought for the week

Welcome to our special combined service and AGM today. Annual General Meetings are necessary in organizations to provide a place for the election of office bearers, to report to the constituent members of progress over the past year and to approve the budget for the coming year. They are often the least attended meetings and…

It was with great delight that I attended Rhythm Kids this week, for the first time this term. In all of our busy-ness, in the midst of all the things that we “do” for church, for family, for friends, for ourselves, it is a real gift to simply slow down and  enjoy the moment. Kids…

Well, it’s that time of year again where we come to our Annual General Meeting. A time to reflect and give thanks for the good things that God has been doing in our lives, to grieve those people and times that have passed on, and to look forward with hopeful hearts to the future. It’s…

I have recently returned from attending the Zonta Convention in          Yokohama which gave me an opportunity to visit the Sankeien Garden (approx. 43 acres) located in the middle of the city of 3.9 million, ventured to the Fuji Hakone Izu National Park area (Mt Fuji) and to walk through the forested area (170 acres) of…

As I write this I am sitting in the satisfied glow of another successful 3 day holiday programme. The theme this time was superheroes, looking at how Jesus is a super hero for us and how we can be a super hero to others by being a good friend. We heard 3 stories from the…

There’s a line in a Country and Western song “It’s not faith that comes from miracles, but miracles from faith.”  What a profound idea. And there’s a deep truth to this idea too. So often in life we find ourselves dragged down into the depths by the worries and burdens of our lives.  But when…

Welcome to our services of worship today as we recommence with the Care for Creation series. Today we will be taking a look at some local issues of concern in our region. We have been looking into some pretty big issues through this series; climate change, habitat loss, depletion of resources etc. All this can…

At the moment my household is gripped by World-Cup fever. Every four years, teams and supporters from around the world gather for the drama, the spectacle, the excitement of the world’s largest event. I think there might be some football played too! I know that we’re pretty keen on the oval ball code here in…

Welcome to our services today. I hope you have enjoyed our Care for     Creation series as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to you. There has certainly been a lot to take in and contemplate, given the scale of the     environmental challenges we are facing (and will face in the future). It might all…

Last week at our mission planning meeting before Parish Council we read together from Mark chapter 1: After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God.  “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” The question is, what is…